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interrogates

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in⋅ter⋅ro⋅gate

  [in-ter-uh-geyt] verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
2. to examine by questions; question formally: The police captain interrogated the suspect.
–verb (used without object)
3. to ask questions, esp. formally or officially: the right to interrogate.
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Origin:
1475–85; < L interrogātus ptp. of interrogāre to question, examine, equiv. to inter- inter- + rogā(re) to ask + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅ro⋅ga⋅ble  [in-ter-uh-guh-buhl] , adjective
in⋅ter⋅ro⋅gat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ter⋅ro⋅gee  [in-ter-uh-gee] , noun

Synonyms:
1. query.
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in·ter·ro·gate   (ĭn-těr'ə-gāt')   
tr.v.   in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing, in·ter·ro·gates

  1. To examine by questioning formally or officially. See Synonyms at ask.

  2. Computer Science To transmit a signal for setting off an appropriate response.


[Middle English enterrogate, from Latin interrogāre, interrogāt- : inter-, in the presence of; see inter- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
in·ter'ro·ga'tion n., in·ter'ro·ga'tion·al adj., in·ter'ro·ga'tor n.
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Main Entry: in·ter·ro·gate
Pronunciation: in-'ter-&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
: to question formally and systematically; especially : to gather information from (a suspect) by means that are reasonably likely to elicit incriminating responses —see also MIRANDA RIGHTS
NOTE: Under Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980), interrogating includes not just express questioning, but also any words or actions that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response. Asking questions that are normally asked in the course of arrest or booking (such as questions about name or age) is not considered interrogation. —in·ter·ro·ga·tion /in-"ter-&-'gA-sh&n/ noun —in·ter·ro·ga·tor /in-'ter-&-"gA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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